Speaker Highlight: Dr. Kent Daane

Panel: Areawide Management of Vine Mealybug and Leafroll Virus

November 13    I    2:00-3:00 pm

Dr. Kent Daane will be joined by a panel of expert growers from various California growing regions to discuss the challenges of areawide management of vine mealybug and leafroll virus.

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Dr. Kent Daane is Professor of Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA. He has laboratories on the Berkeley Campus and at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, where his lab works on the development of integrated pest management (IPM) and sustainable agriculture programs for insect and mite pests of perennial crops. Research to improve and extension to implement insect pest management are his primary objectives and, to this goal, he has delivered 100s of presentations and co-authored numerous publications. Biological control, insect ecology, natural enemy biology, applied use of pheromone chemistry are his primary contributions to IPM and Sustainable Agriculture.

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Resources:

• 26: Controlling Mealybug Vectors of Grapevine Viruses

• 49: Stopping the Spread of Red Leaf Viruses

• 2024 SARE | Areawide Management of Vine Mealybug and Leafroll Virus - free online course

• Attractiveness of common insectary and harvestable floral resources to beneficial insects

• Biology and Management of Mealybugs in Vineyards

• Ecology and management of grapevine leafroll disease

• Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities

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